# 2015–16 SWHL A season

The 2015–16 Swiss League season was the 30th season of the Swiss Women's League A.

## Teams

| Team | Trainer | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Ladies Team Lugano | Marzio Brambilla | Lugano | La Resega | 7,200 |
| HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | Yan Gigon | Neuchâtel | Patinoire du Littoral | 7,000 |
| SC Reinach Damen | Bernhard Bachmann | Reinach | Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental | - |
| EV Bomo Thun | Lolita Andrisevska | Thun | Kunsteisbahn Grabengut | 4,000 |
| SC Weinfelden Ladies | Daniel Zbinden | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,100 |
| ZSC Lions Frauen | Daniela Diaz | Zürich | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon | 1,700 |

## Regular season

The regular season started on 16 September 2015 and ended on 26 January 2016. The SWHL A game mode provides a preliminary round (phase 1) with 10 matches per team and a Masterround with 10 additional matches per team. The top 4 teams qualify for the playoffs and the bottom two compete for a play-off against relegation. The loser must face the SWHLB champion.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 32 | +104 | 59 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 46 | +39 | 41 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 92 | 59 | +33 | 37 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 65 | 76 | −11 | 28 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | SC Reinach Damen | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 38 | 91 | −53 | 12 | |
| 6 | SC Weinfelden Ladies | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 136 | −112 | 3 | |

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Christine Meier | ZSC Lions Frauen | 14 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 2 |
| Stefanie Marty | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 18 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 6 |
| Jennifer More | EV Bomo Thun | 18 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 2 |
| Isabel Waidacher | ZSC Lions Frauen | 14 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 14 |
| Nina Waidacher | ZSC Lions Frauen | 17 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 36 |
| Jennifer Anne Gallo | EV Bomo Thun | 18 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 16 |
| Bettina Meyer | Ladies Team Lugano | 19 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 36 |
| Evelina Raselli | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 |
| Breehan Hochuli | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 20 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 16 |
| Anja Stiefel | Ladies Team Lugano | 19 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 |

#### Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top five goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.
| Player | Team(s) | GP | TOI | GA | GAA |
| Caroline Baldin | ZSC Lions Frauen | 12 | 688 | 14 | 1,39 |
| Mélina Desboeufs | Ladies Team Lugano | 10 | 600 | 23 | 2,37 |
| Sasha Ronchi | Ladies Team Lugano | 14 | 737 | 35 | 2,74 |
| Vanessa Bolinger | EV Bomo Thun | 12 | 725 | 39 | 2,83 |
| Mathilde Bopp | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 14 | 813 | 43 | 2,97 |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Semi-finals (best-of-5) | Semi-finals (best-of-5) | Semi-finals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) |
| 1 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 | | | |
| 4 | EV Bomo Thun | 0 | | | |
| 4 | EV Bomo Thun | 0 | 1 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 1 |
| 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 3 | 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 1 |
| 3 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 0 | Game for 3rd place (best-of-1) | Game for 3rd place (best-of-1) | Game for 3rd place (best-of-1) |
| | | | 3 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 7 |
| | | | 4 | EV Bomo Thun | 2 |

### Semi-Finals
#### (1) ZSC Lions Frauen vs. (4) EV Bomo Thun

* ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–0

#### (2) Ladies Team Lugano vs. (3) HC Université Neuchâtel Dames

* Ladies Team Lugano won the series 3–0

### Game for 3rd place

* HC Université Neuchâtel Dames won the game and finish at the 3rd place.

### Finals

* ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–1.
The two designated MVPs are: Sasha Ronchi for Ladies Team Lugano and Isabel Waidacher for ZSC Lions Frauen.

### Team of Swiss champions

Goalkeepers: Caroline Baldin, Isabelle Michel
Defense: Livia Altmann, Laura Benz, Angela Frautschi, Kirsti Hakala, Nadine Hofstetter, Shannon Sigrist, Reica Staiger
Offense: Eva Beiter, Rahel Enzler, Linn Fäsch, Christine Meier, Katrin Nabholz, Andrea Odermatt, Rüedi, Dominique Rüegg, Noemi Ryhner, Angela Taylor, Isabel Waidacher, Monika Waidacher, Nina Waidacher, Sabrina Zollinger
Coaching: Daniela Diaz

## Play-outs

* SC Reinach Damen won the series 3–0
Normally, SC Weinfelden Ladies must face the champion of SWHL B to maintain their position, but EHC Brandis Ladies decides to stay in SWHL B, same of last year.